Sidwell Friends, the Washington D.C. private school
attended by both Obama daughters,
Sasha and Malia was evacuated due to an unspecified threat, the Secret Service
confirms.

As reported by
Politico:

According
to the Washingtonian, this message was distributed to the school's emergency
alert system:

"This is an emergency message
from Sidwell Friends School. Due to a suspicious phone call, the buildings on
the Wisconsin Avenue campus have been evacuated. We will notify you when further
information is available”.

"We are aware of the threat and
are monitoring the situation, which is being handled by MPD", Secret
Service spokesman Ed Donovan told POLITICO.

The
Washington D.C. police say that the Sidwell evacuation was due to a suspicious
package and not directed towards the Obamas.